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Each time I open any application, it zooms to fill-up the entire desktop and so I am always forced to use "Unmaximize" using Alt+Space menu.

This is a feature that I must disable at any cost.

Please help, I have tried everything discussed so far.

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There is no lightdm window manager. (lightdm drives the login screen). Do you perhaps mean Compiz or Metacity? When you log in to GNOME Classic, do you choose just "GNOME Classic" or "GNOME Classic (no effects)"? – Dylan McCall Jun 21 '12 at 23:28

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If you are talking about Metacity (GNOME Classic with no effects), it's possible that the maximize_windows option was enabled for some reason. To make sure it is disabled, open Terminal from the applications menu and enter this command:

gconftool --set --type=bool /apps/metacity/general/auto_maximize_windows False
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You can set the /apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/automaximize_value key in gconf to 100:

gconftool-2 -s /apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/automaximize_value -t int 100

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